1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea2. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea

In total, 264 asymptomatic outpatients aged between 21 and 80 years were prospectively enrolled in this study during routine gynecological screening tests. Specimens collected with a Cervex Brush were routinely analyzed with the Hybrid Capture 2 assay for HPV. Simultaneously, a specimen obtained with an endocervical swab was used to detect Ct and Mg with a monoplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to confirm Mh and Uu with a Mycoplasma IST 2 kit.

Our data suggested that asymptomatic HDC-Uu was closely associated with HPV infection. Therefore, simultaneous evaluation for Uu and HPV should be performed during gynecological screening, even in asymptomatic individuals.

Keywords: Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma urealyticum, human papillomavirus

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